Archive - Journeys Within and Beyond

July 2025

In Myanmar, I Remembered What McMindfulness Forgot

The ethics we lost when calm became a commodity

Jul 5 •

Stephanie Kleine-Ahlbrandt

June 2025

What a Prescription I Might Never Take Taught me about Living

Reflections on Medical Aid in Dying and the freedom to choose

Jun 15 •

Stephanie Kleine-Ahlbrandt

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May 2025

Where the Map ends, Love continues

On graduation, legacy, and the tender art of surrender

May 29 •

Stephanie Kleine-Ahlbrandt

1:37

We are carried by each other

Barefoot prayers, a wild horse, and the sacred circle that held us

May 4 •

Stephanie Kleine-Ahlbrandt

1:32

April 2025

A Place to Die, A Way to Live

What if death isn’t the end of the conversation, but the quiet guest who’s been at the table all along? In this piece, I visit a home where I might one…

Apr 16

Postcard from the Edge of Wonder

Why Loving the World Might Be the Most Radical Thing We Can Do Right Now

Apr 3 •

Stephanie Kleine-Ahlbrandt

1:31

March 2025

A Call to Lead in a World on the Brink

Since my last post about lung surgery complications over the holidays, I found myself back in the operating room—this time for the other lung.

Mar 16 •

Stephanie Kleine-Ahlbrandt

0:38

January 2025

Wintering: Finding Wisdom in Stillness and Rest

I’ve been absent here for weeks—not because I’ve run out of things to say, but because life swept me into an undertow, pulling me deep into its…

Jan 12 •

Stephanie Kleine-Ahlbrandt

1:29

November 2024

From Breaks to Breakthroughs: A Journey of Survival and Gratitude

What Ten Years and Terminal Illness Taught Me About Thankfulness

Nov 26, 2024 •

Stephanie Kleine-Ahlbrandt

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